WHY IS INDIAN HAIR PREFERABLE TO OTHER TYPES OF HAIR USED IN MAKING WIGS?
There are three types of hair generally used in making human hair wigs: Asian, Indian, and European. European hair is the least plentiful, and therefore it is very expensive to the point where the price can be prohibitive to the average wig wearer. Asian hair is the most plentiful and the least desirable and least expensive.
There are three types of hair generally used in making human hair wigs: Asian, Indian, and European. European hair is the least plentiful, and therefore it is very expensive to the point where the price can be prohibitive to the average wig wearer. Asian hair is the most plentiful and least expensive, but it can be of coarse texture. This texture is mostly suitable for wear by women of Asian or African descent, as it is generally similar in texture to their own. It should be noted here that not all Asian hair is coarse. Sometimes a texturizing process is performed on the hair to reduce the diameter of each hair to make it more resemble European texture. However, this involves a high degree of processing, decreasing the life of the wig. Indian hair has long been used by manufacturers who make better quality human hair wigs because of its similarity in texture to European hair. European hair is very soft and silky, and is preferred by many Caucasian women because it resembles the texture
